Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, has declared himself the new acting national chairman of the party.
Giadom’s move comes hours after the APC spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said the party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Abiola Ajimobi, was now acting national chairman.
Mr Giadom, at a media briefing on Wednesday held at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, said his decision was sequel to a meeting he held with other members of the party’s National Working Committee after the Court of Appeal ruling on Tuesday upholding the suspension of the substantive national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole.
“Yesterday (Tuesday) the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, in a unanimous judgment, affirmed the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman of All Progressives Congress,” he said.
“Consequently, I bring to your notice that on the 16th of March 2020, Hon Justice S.U Bature in suit no FCT/HC/M/6447/2020 had ordered that, with the earlier suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, I, Chief Hon. Victor Giadom should act as the National Chairman of our great party.
“That Order could not be immediately effected at the time because of the temporary reprieve Adams Oshiomhole got from the court of Appeal on the same date.”
Giadom also announced the cancellation of the decision of the screening and appeal committees set up by Oshiomhole on the Edo governorship primary.
